6:46 PM BST A rejuvenated Ireland gave coach Andy Farrell the kind of performance he desperately wanted as they finished the Six Nations on a high by hammering a wretched England 32-18 with just pride and a top-half finish on the line on Saturday. Having struggled for much of Farrell’s 13-month tenure, Ireland survived some
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4:21 PM BST Scotland ran in eight tries to ensure a record 52-10 victory over Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday and a return to winning ways after successive narrow defeats in the Six Nations. David Cherry (two), Duhan van der Merwe (two), Darcy Graham, Huw Jones, Scott Steele and Sam Johnson all went over for
10:21 AM BST As we approach the final round of the 2021 Six Nations, Wayne Pivac’s Wales side are on the verge of history as they chase the Grand Slam. It is a remarkable feat given only six months ago there were question marks hovering over Pivac’s long-term future as the Wales boss after a
When the fourth season of Major League Rugby kicks off this weekend, a new team will cross the white line to take their competition bow – one with a distinctly Australian flavour. The LA Giltinis begin their journey at home to the New England Free Jacks boasting an Australian general manager, head coach, assistant coach
5:42 AM BST There is a new sporting team in Los Angeles. No, it’s not yet another NFL team relocating to the City of Angels nor another NHL or MLB franchise. The latest team to call LA home will be playing rugby union, joining the Major League Rugby [MLR] competition for its fourth season that
11:00 AM BST England have made one change for their trip to Ireland in the Six Nations with Elliot Daly starting at outside centre. Daly comes in for Henry Slade who is sidelined with a calf injury. Harlequins centre Joe Marchant is added to the bench, but bar those two changes, Eddie Jones has retained
11:35 AM BST Hollie Davidson will referee Friday’s PRO14 game between Munster and Benetton with Joy Neville serving as television match official (TMO), making it the first top-tier men’s professional match with both roles filled by female officials. Scotland’s Davidson, 28, was set to take charge of a European Challenge Cup game in January and
10:31 AM BST Ireland and Munster No.8 CJ Stander has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The news will come as a shock to rugby as Stander, 30, is starting for Ireland in the ongoing Six Nations, and is regarded as one of the finest back-rows in Europe. But
10:07 AM BST World Rugby has launched a new annual three-tier global women’s tournament as it seek to create more a competitive international landscape and grow the Women’s Rugby World Cup to 16 teams. WXV will start in 2023 and has initially been supported by a 6.4-million pound ($8.8 million) investment from the global governing
3:42 AM BST Melbourne prop Pone Fa’amausili faced many challenges with unexpectedly being on the road last year for six months, including clothing his hulking frame. Standing 196cm and weighing 130kg, Fa’amausili was caught short when the Rebels’ dash interstate to beat border closures in mid-2020 turned into six months. As well as being part